There are times when nature so perfectly replicates art that so perfectly replicated nature creating a philosophical conundrum for the ages. This was one of those moments.

Here is my little spring tribute to Claude Monet by way of some gorgeous cherry blossoms luxuriating in the sunlight over the pond at the Japanese Hill and Pond Garden located at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

New York Photography: Cherry Blossoms. Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

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I love your description as it is so true! The physicists and the spiritual teachers say all of the universe is contained within each particle. Thank heaven for the artists like you and my partner +Shane Robinson who put it out there via art for the rest of us to savor!﻿

I'm not in the habit of writing to strangers, but my God, this photo is unbelievable beautiful, and so are many of your NYC cityscapes. You have a great eye for color and forms, such as buildings, with accents of color such as copper rooftops. Very, very nice work.Matthew﻿

Everyone - So, I just attempted to go through and thank each and every one of you but I realized what a task it would be. So, I just wanted to say thank you for all of your comments and kindness from the bottom of my heart.﻿

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE MY HUBBY AND I LOVE RIDING AROUND IN THE DIFFERENT SCENRIES AND LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL ALL THE TREE ARE AND THE SNOW IS BEAUTIFUL WE LOVE MARYLAND IT;S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STATES AROUND.﻿

Vivienne, very interesting concept here of the philosophical conundrum between art and nature, yet my 2c on this is that I'm not sure that nature replicates art. What I think is that it is thanks to great artists like you, with that exceptional eye, that any lambda viewer can notice how nature can create art. How many of us would have walked past that pond without noticing the sheer beauty of what you captured so well? Yet it is true that with such an image nature and art seem to resonate in an endless symphony :)When you say my little spring tribute to Claude Monet let me disagree with you for a minute, it is a superb tribute. Nothing less. You had me in awe again my dear :)﻿

+Laurent Coppée - Thank you so much. I love this phrase that you used: "Yet it is true that with such an image nature and art seem to resonate in an endless symphony." Putting both nature and art in the context of something like an endless symphony demonstrates the fluidity of both concepts.﻿

+Kelli Seeger Kim , +Alan Shapiro - I just realized that the very awesome +Brad Sloan and his lovely wife +Mandy Sloan are coming to NYC that very weekend and we will be hanging out with a few others to show them around. I am now wondering excitedly if we can all get together and show Brad and Mandy awesome stuff in NYC together.

I totally forgot that all that was happening on the 21st. So, you know, I am now thinking fun photo times partay.﻿

+Vivienne Gucwa - Wooo! Hell to the YEAH! I can do morning to afternoon. I will, sadly, miss any evening/night festivities (as I need to get home to the kidlets) - but I will absorb as much fun as I can before the sun goes down! Woooo!﻿

+Vivienne Gucwa I'm on the same schedule as Kelli. But looking forward. Having said that, if you haven't been to the NY Botanical Gardens at this time of year, please make it a priority (especially you +Kelli Seeger Kim given your love for macrolicious stuff)﻿